All Downhill From Here
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Mostly about trail and road running in Calgary, but family life, the odd knitting project and other sports (snowshoeing, bike, swim, orienteering, triathlon) creep in sometimes.
Latest Blog Posts
- A Social Week and Food for Thought on Nov 15, 2009 in Canadian Content Running Running Friends Swimming club dinner friends roadrunners run track training
Monday night I had a good swim with Liesbeth, Sarah & Todd. As usual, I don’t know how far I went; just back and forth for about 50 minutes, with short breaks. My flip turns are getting better, but not instinctive yet. I still really have...
- Hills and a Headlamp on Nov 8, 2009 in Product Placement Running Running Friends club friends gear hills roadrunners run training
Thursday night I showed up with my favourite motley crew for a run. I haven’t run much lately, so was happy to have the opportunity to get out with the gang. Only four of us met at the University’s Olympic Oval, but that was enough. It wa...
- Edworthy Park XC – Number 45 on Nov 8, 2009 in Running Running Friends XC Races club cross country friends hills ice race roadrunners run trails XC
Yesterday I ran my 45th consecutive CRR XC Grand Prix race. I *heart* this series. All of these races begin at noon, so there’s time to sleep in, have a nice breakfast, warm up a pot of soup or bake some cookies, etc. before heading over to the...
- Flipped on Oct 27, 2009 in Swimming Triathlon
In the last couple of years, I’ve gotten in the pool in the weeks leading up to triathlons mainly because I had set race goals and needed to make sure I’d survive the water course before getting to the fun part of the race. Now I have no...
- McHugh Bluff on Oct 23, 2009 in Calgary Running Running Friends friends run trails
Today I took some time out from work for a lunch run. I headed over to the square at Eau Claire first, in case anyone from the Start Line had decided to embrace the day in the same way. I waited 5 minutes and then headed out on my own. It was a lovel...
- Confederation Park Relay on Oct 23, 2009 in Running Running Friends XC Races cross country hills sunday trails XC
This weekend we got to run one of my favourite races, the CRR XC 3 x 4k relay. I know I said earlier that the River Park Classic is one of my favourite races; so is this one. In fact, nearly all of the Grand Prix series are my favourites most of the...
- XC = Cross-Creek on Oct 18, 2009 in Puddles Running Running Friends XC Races cross country hills park race roadrunners run trails XC
2009XCRvrPk190, originally uploaded by Dawn – Pink Chick. I splashed through this stretch of water twice at the Calgary Roadrunners River Park Classic XC race a couple of weeks ago. Well, I splashed through some of it. A few yards of it were u...
